Standardized Reality Capture Across a Nationwide Tourism Office Network
Terrestrial laser scanning, photographic documentation, point cloud processing and floor plan production across six tourism information offices in Hungary.
CASE STUDY · REALITY CAPTURE
PROJECT OVERVIEW
A nationwide tourism information office network required spatial documentation across six locations in Hungary.
I independently completed terrestrial laser scanning, photographic documentation, point cloud processing and floor plan production for tourism information offices in Hajdúszoboszló, Keszthely, Siófok, Sopron, Tokaj and Zalakaros.
Deliverables included colourised point clouds, CAD floor plans and interior/exterior photographic documentation.
PROJECT TYPE: Multi-Site Building Documentation
LOCATION: Hungary
SECTOR: Tourism · 6 Tourism Information Offices
MY ROLE: Field Capture · Registration · Point Cloud Processing · CAD Production · QA/QC
TECHNOLOGY: RIEGL VZ-400i · RiSCAN PRO · Sony A7 III
OUTPUT: Colourised Point Clouds · CAD floor plans · Photographic Documentation
Average Scan Positions: 15-20 per office
Average Dataset Size: 20–25 GB per office
Required Accuracy: Centimetre level
Project Duration: Approximately one month
THE CHALLENGE
Applying One Workflow Across Six Different Buildings
Although every office belonged to the same nationwide network, each location presented different layouts, furniture arrangements and lighting conditions.
The challenge was maintaining the same technical standard across six independent sites while adapting scanner positions to each interior.
MY ROLE
For every assigned location, I independently carried out:
Site coordination
Terrestrial laser scanning
Interior and exterior photographic documentation
Point cloud registration and processing
Colourisation and quality control
REVIT/CAD floor plan production
Supplementary Revit floor plan visualisation
TECHNICAL WORKFLOW
A standardised capture methodology was applied across all six locations
using a RIEGL VZ-400i and Sony A7 III.
Each office required approximately 20–25 scan positions before datasets were processed in RiSCAN PRO through registration, cleaning, colourisation and quality control.
Field Capture → Registration → Cleaning → Colourisation → QA/QC → CAD Production
FROM POINT CLOUD TO CAD
Processed point clouds formed the basis for accurate REVIT/CAD floor plans with centimetre-level accuracy.
Supplementary Revit visualisations shown here were created from the same datasets for portfolio presentation only.
THE OUTCOME
Six tourism information offices were delivered as consistent documentation packages comprising colourised point clouds, REVIT/CAD floor plans and photographic documentation.
FINAL DELIVERABLES
Each surveyed location included:
Registered and colourised point cloud
CAD floor plans
Interior photographic documentation
Exterior photographic documentation
Additional portfolio material
Supplementary Revit floor plan visualisations (not part of the original project deliverables)
WHAT THIS PROJECT DEMONSTRATES
This project demonstrates how a standardised reality capture workflow can produce consistent documentation across multiple independent locations.
The same methodology can be applied to office networks, public buildings and commercial property portfolios.
TECHNOLOGY USED
Capture Equipment
RIEGL VZ-400i · Sony A7 III
Software
RiSCAN PRO · Autodesk AutoCAD · Autodesk Revit (supplementary portfolio visualisations)
Methods
Terrestrial Laser Scanning · Point Cloud Registration · Point Cloud Cleaning · Point Cloud Colourisation · CAD Floor Plan Production · Interior & Exterior Photographic Documentation · Quality Assurance / Quality Control
PROJECT CONTEXT
Certain project details remain confidential. This case study focuses on my technical contribution to the project.
WORKING WITH COMPLEX POINT CLOUD DATA?
I provide project-based support with terrestrial laser scanning, point cloud processing, CAD documentation and quality control for surveying, engineering and architecture teams.
